Report to the Stockholders: Poems by John Beecher

Report to the Stockholders is a collection of narrative poems written by social activist and poet John Beecher (1904–1980), a distant descendant of abolitionists Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Throughout his career, Beecher was appalled by the injustices experienced by poor and working-class Americans, and his poetry was often a reflection of his anger toward a society that looked away from or dismissed these injustices. These 18 poems were written between the mid-1950s and the mid-1970s. The texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.
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Report to the Stockholders | John Beecher | 4:08 | |
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Old Man John the Melter | John Beecher | 1:05 | |
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Run of the Mine | John Beecher | 3:58 | |
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Good Samaritan | John Beecher | 6:10 | |
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Ensley, Alabama | John Beecher | 1:20 | |
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Fire by Night | John Beecher | 0:38 | |
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Beaufort Tides | John Beecher | 1:22 | |
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Vex Not This Ghost | John Beecher | 1:28 | |
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Altogether Singing | John Beecher | 2:29 | |
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The Face You Have Seen | John Beecher | 2:50 | |
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Screened | John Beecher | 3:46 | |
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An Air That Kills | John Beecher | 0:54 | |
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Bodega Head | John Beecher | 1:21 | |
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The Honey Wagon Man | John Beecher | 1:10 | |
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Homage to a Subversive | John Beecher | 2:05 | |
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A Dog's Life and Some Others | John Beecher | 3:23 | |
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Aztec Figurine | John Beecher | 1:23 | |
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Engagement at the Salt Fork | John Beecher | 3:47 |